John Joseph Patrick Green (29 September 1905 – 28 May 1960) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Carlton and Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Family The son of John Joseph Green (1869-1920),Deaths: Green, The Age, (Thursday, 25 March 1920), p1. and Mary Magdalene Green (c.1862-c.1961), née Hall,Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria, Marriages Registration no.1827/1905.Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria, Deaths Registration no.2114/1961. John Joseph Patrick Green was born in Brunswick, Victoria on 29 September 1905.Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria, Births Registration no.23937/1905.
He was the older brother of the Carlton footballer, Bob Green, and both brothers played together (Jack on the half-forward flank, and Bob on the wing) for Victoria, against South Australia on 3 August 1935.Inter-State Football: Victorian Side, The Age, (Friday, 2 April 1935), p.9.
He married Norma Gwendolyn Gabell (1910-1970) on 26 September 1934.Green—Gabell Wedding, The Herald, (Wednesday, 26 September 1934), p.17.Funeral Notices: Green, The Age, (Monday, 25 May 1970), p.25. They had two children.Deaths: Green, The Age, (Monday, 30 May 1960), p.13.
Football University Blacks He played, as full-forward, for the University Blacks from 1926 to 1928, scoring 66 goals in the 1926 season,Metropolitan Amateurs, The Age, (Monday, 13 September 1926), p. 9. 106 goals in the 1927 season, and 118 goals in just thirteen matches in 1928.Football: Metropolitan Amateurs, The Argus, (Friday, 14 September 1928), p. 18; Two Champions, The (Melbourne) Herald, (Friday, 13 September 1929), p. 17.
Carlton Green started his VFL career with Carlton and was used as a key position player.Holmesby & Main (2007). During this time he earned selection for the Victorian interstate side.
Hawthorn He moved to Hawthorn for the 1934 season and played at full-forward.
In his first season at Hawthorn he kicked a club record 80 goals. It remained a record until 1968 when it was bettered by Peter Hudson.Lovett (2004). He again topped Hawthorn's goal-kicking the following season with 63 goals.
Legal career Graduating Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) from the University of Melbourne on 13 April 1929,University Commencement: Annual Conferring of Degrees, The Age, (Monday, 15 April 1929), p.13. he was admitted to the Victorian Bar (as a barrister and solicitor) on 1 May 1930.Judicial and Law Notices: Notice of Intention to Apply for Admission, The Argus, (Tuesday, 15 April 1930), p.17.Overcrowded Ranks of Lawyers: 21 Admissions Today, The Herald, (Thursday, 1 May 1930), p.3; Additions to Bar, The Argus, (Friday, 2 May 1930), p.6.
Death He died at South Melbourne, Victoria on 28 May 1960.
Footnotes
References J. Green Retires, The Age, (Friday, 21 August 1936), p. 7.
External links
Jack Green at Blueseum Jack Green, Boyles Football Photos.